George Meakim vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

George Meakim
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and George Meakim as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Meakim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, George Meakim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Meakim and Joe Murray

George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.05
82.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
9.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.51
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.943
0.943
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.91
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
39.87
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
6.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
36.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for George Meakim and Joe Murray

George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.87
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.56
85.56
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.925
1.925
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Meakim and Joe Murray

George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
212.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
530.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.12
37.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
159.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.36
39.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.25
28.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Meakim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA